Kansas City Royals and Sunlife U.S. Conclude Successful 'Royal Moves' Youth Fitness Program
Sunlife U.S. and the Kansas City Royals have completed another season of their 'Royal Moves' program, a four-week wellness initiative aimed at promoting health and fitness among children. The program, which combines baseball and softball fundamentals with daily wellness lessons, engaged 360 students from four Kansas City Public Schools elementary schools: George Washington Carver, George Melcher, Phillis Wheatley, and Garfield. Activities included weekly fitness and health sessions, field trips to the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy, and a culminating Family Field Day. The curriculum integrated wellness themes such as movement, nutrition, hydration, rest, and mindfulness with sports skills like base running, hitting, throwing, and fielding. Students maintained mindfulness journals and tracked physical activity, water intake, food choices, and sleep, striving for 60 active minutes daily. This partnership between Sunlife and the Royals, which began in 2017, is set to continue through the 2030 baseball season...
